noun
- Plural of agrypnia; prolonged sleeplessness or insomnia, especially when pathological or severe.
Usage: medical/technical; rare in modern usage; chiefly historical or specialized medical contexts
Examples
- The patient suffered from chronic agrypnias that disrupted his daily functioning.
- Medieval physicians documented cases of agrypnias in their medical texts.
- Severe agrypnias can lead to cognitive impairment and mood disorders.
- The condition of agrypnias was sometimes attributed to nervous exhaustion in the 19th century.